Blog - CT Health Policy

Fact Check: Does OHS’s Primary Care Roadmap include capitation? Yes, 31 times

By Ellen Andrews | March 16, 2022

In the Insurance Committee’s March 1st public hearing on HB-5042, advocates stated that the Office of Health Strategy’s Primary Care…

By Ellen Andrews | March 11, 2022

Download our testimony One of the main drivers of Connecticut’s rising healthcare costs is consolidation in the healthcare market, making…

By Ellen Andrews | March 9, 2022

According to a new tool, Connecticut hospitals would have needed commercial rates equal to 135% of Medicare levels in 2020…

By Ellen Andrews | March 8, 2022

Last year, Connecticut policymakers made the smart and moral decision to provide HUSKY coverage to children from low-income families through…

By Ellen Andrews | March 1, 2022

The Insurance and Real Estate Committee is hearing today the Governor’s healthcare bills. Areas of disagreement include a proposal to…

By Ellen Andrews | February 23, 2022

A new lawsuit filed last week alleges that Hartford Healthcare is manipulating the healthcare market to drive out competition and…

By Ellen Andrews | February 17, 2022

Download the letter On Tuesday, twenty-five independent advocacy organizations, including the CT Health Policy Project, sent a letter to Connecticut…

By Ellen Andrews | February 15, 2022

It’s an election year and voters want relief with healthcare costs and insurance premiums. Governor Lamont has proposed a slate…

By Ellen Andrews | February 11, 2022

There’s a growing consensus that hospital prices are the main driver of rising healthcare costs and insurance premiums in Connecticut.…